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MGP Ingredients (MGP Ingredients) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MGP Ingredients Financial Strength?

MGP Ingredients has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

MGP Ingredients's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.32. MGP Ingredients's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.35. As of today, MGP Ingredients's Altman Z-Score is 3.80.


Competitive Comparison of MGP Ingredients's Financial Strength

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, MGP Ingredients's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MGP Ingredients's Financial Strength Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, MGP Ingredients's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MGP Ingredients's Financial Strength falls into.



MGP Ingredients Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

MGP Ingredients's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $47.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $292.1 Mil.

MGP Ingredients's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*47.029/-2.017
=23.32

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

MGP Ingredients's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(9.718 + 292.141) / 859.552
=0.35

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

MGP Ingredients has a Z-score of 3.80, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.8 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


MGP Ingredients  (NAS:MGPI) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

MGP Ingredients has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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MGP Ingredients (MGP Ingredients) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Commercial Street, P.O. Box 130, Atchison, KS, USA, 66002
MGP Ingredients Inc is a producer and supplier of premium distilled spirits and specialty wheat protein and starch food ingredients. MGP also produces high-quality industrial alcohol for use in both food and non-food applications. It operates in three segments: Distillery Solutions, Branded Spirits Segment, and Ingredient Solutions. Distillery Solutions provides distillery co-products, such as distillers feed, fuel grade alcohol, and corn oil: and warehouse services, including barrel put away, storage, and retrieval services. It derives most of its revenue from the Distillery Solutions segment.
Executives
Karen Seaberg director 20073 266TH ROAD, #266, ATCHISON KS 66002
Mingus Lori L.s. director 4123 HWY 49, PERRY KS 66073
Brandon Gall officer: VP and Chief Financial Officer 6142 REINHARDT, FAIRWAY KS 66205
David Colo director C/O DIAMOND FOODS, INC., 600 MONTGOMERY STREET, 13TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Catherine N. Lux 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Cnl 2013 Irrevocable Trust Dated April 2, 2013 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 212 S. MAIN AVENUE, SUITE 145, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Ann S. Lux 2005 Irrevocable Trust Fbo Paul S. Lux Dated September 16, 2005 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63169
Paul S. Lux 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Caroline L. Kaplan Revocable Trust Dated December 16, 2009 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Caroline Lux Kaplan 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Donn S. Lux director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of 10% holder group 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Luxco 2017 Irrevocable Trust Dated June 19, 2017 10 percent owner 5050 KEMPER AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63139
Neha J Clark director C/O LIFEWAY FOODS, 6431 OAKTON STREET, MORTON GROVE IL 60053
Kevin Rauckman director 1200 E 151 ST ST, OLATHE KS 66062
Todd B. Siwak director 100 COMMERCIAL STREET, P.O. BOX 130, ATCHISON KS 66002